单词 quail 释义 ▪ I. quail, n.|kwel|Forms: 4 quaille, 4–5 quaylle, 4–6 quayle, 4–7 quaile, 5 qwayle, qwyle, 6 quale, Sc. qua(i)le, (7 -ie), 6– quail.[a. OF. quaille (F. caille) = Prov. calha, It. quaglia, OSp. coalla, med.L. qualia, qualea and quaqu...
单词 quail 释义 quail n (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作 quails) (a) [C] small bird, similar to a partridge 鹌鹑. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page v. (b) [U] its meat as food (食用的)鹌鹑肉. quail v [I, Ipr] ~ (at/before sb/sth) feel or show fear;...